franchise
To confer certain powers onTo confer certain powers on; grant a franchise to; authorize.
» We have franchises in every major city.
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3 senses(transitive)To confer certain powers on; grant a franchise to; authorize.
grant a franchise to
(rare, transitive)To set free; invest with a franchise or privilege; enfranchise.
(transitive)To give to others the rights to sell or distribute (goods or services).
Examples
25 sentencesWe have franchises in every major city.
Franchising is our next step.
After the third film, this franchise is terrible.
She runs a franchise of a popular restaurant chain.
deSie betreibt ein Franchise einer beliebten Restaurantkette. — Yorwba
I have to fly between franchises.
Translations
2 languagesOrigin
From Middle English franchisen, fraunchisen, from Old French franchir (stem franchiss-, “tFrom Middle English franchisen, fraunchisen, from Old French franchir (stem franchiss-, “to set free”), from franc (“free”). More at frank.
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Forms
franchises, franchising, franchised, franchised| Base form | franchise · to franchise |
|---|---|
| 3rd person singular | franchises |
| Present participle | franchising |
| Past simple | franchised |
| Past participle | franchised |
regular · Lesson
Word family
2 related wordsLessons for this word
3 lessons- A1Present simple — Because it is a verb
- A1Past simple, regular verbs — Because of its past form
- A2Present perfect: introduction — Because of its past participle
See also
neighbours in the dictionaryDictionary text adapted from Wiktionary (Wiktionary contributors, CC BY-SA 4.0) and Open English WordNet / Princeton WordNet (CC BY 4.0, WordNet License); shared under CC BY-SA 4.0. Example sentences and recordings are credited where they appear.